[bf1942] Battlefield 1942 Win32 Dedicated Server with WineX - Rough Install Instructions

[monthos at mx3.org]

all my machine ares colocated. they dont install shit, i do it all....

On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Per Larsson wrote:

> But then, on the other hand, if you can get the service privider to install
> Wine on your colocated box, you can probably have them install X too. :)
> You'd just need the base libraries, as that's all that's needed by VNC.
>
> On Friday 04 April 2003 02.46, Pizano wrote:
> > Problem is most people if using Linux as a server, don't have/use X on
> > their box (especially a Colo'd Box). I know my servers don't :)
> > - John
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Per Larsson [mailto:per at albatorsk.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 6:56 PM
> > To: bf1942 at icculus.org
> > Subject: Re: [bf1942] Battlefield 1942 Win32 Dedicated Server with WineX
> > - Rough Install Instructions
> >
> > But it works great if all you have is a server with linux on it. Maybe
> > one
> > doesn't want to spend $99 on a Windows-license, just to have the
> > privilege to
> > run a dedicated server.
> >
> > Even so, X in it self is not a resource hog at all. Who says you have to
> > have
> > a whole complete desktop environment running? At this moment, I'm
> > running X
> > with Window Maker on my Duron 800, and X is responsible for about 0.3%
> > to
> > 1.5% of the CPU load. And I'm actually "working" with it.  A dedicated
> > server
> > would just "sit there", not moving the mouse, not moving any windows.
> >
> > I'm not saying that DICE should scrap the Linux port in favor of running
> > the
> > Wnidows DS in WINE. But, I doubt you'd be able to tell the difference
> > between
> > a dedicated server running in Windows and the same DS running in Wine.
>
>